Document Outline

• Table of Contents
  • Introduction
    • Hello! 1
    • Print Mechanism Capabilities 2
    • RFID Capabilities 2
    • Media Transport Mechanism Capabilities 2
    • System Requirements 2
    • Unpacking and Inspection 3
      • Reporting Damage 3
      • Storage 3
    • Media and Ribbon Requirements 4
    • Power Cord 4
    • Printer Anatomy 101 5
    • RFID Overview 6
      • Supported Tags 6
      • Tag-it Tags 7
      • I·Code Tags 8
  • Calibrating the Printer
    • Purpose 9
    • Types of Media 10
      • Non-Continuous Web Media 10
      • Non-Continuous Black Mark Media 11
      • Continuous Media 11
    • Choosing the Print Mode 12
    • Loading the Media 13
    • Positioning the Media Sensors 14
      • Transmissive Sensor 14
      • Black Mark Sensor 16
    • Loading the Ribbon 17
    • Operator Controls 18
      • POWER Switch 18
      • Front Panel 18
    • Configuring the Printer 19
    • Configuring the Software or Printer Driver 20
    • Media and Ribbon Calibration 21
    • Printing a Test Label 23
  • Establishing Communication
    • System Considerations 25
      • Interfaces 25
      • Data Specifications 25
    • Cabling Requirements 26
  • Printer Basics
    • Operator Controls 27
      • POWER Switch 27
      • Front Panel Display 28
      • Front Panel Keys 29
      • Front Panel Lights 30
    • Roll Media Loading 31
      • Tear-Off Mode 31
      • Peel-Off Mode 32
      • Rewind Mode (for Printers Without the Cutter Option) 34
      • Cutter Mode 36
      • Rewind Mode (for Printers With the Cutter Option) 38
    • Fanfold Media Loading 40
    • Removing the Label Backing Material 42
    • Ribbon Loading 43
    • Ribbon Removal 45
  • Configuration
    • Entering the Setup Mode 47
    • Changing Password-Protected Parameters 48
    • Leaving the Setup Mode 49
    • Configuration and Calibration Sequence 50
  • Routine Care and Adjustment
    • Cleaning 69
      • Cleaning the Exterior 70
      • Cleaning the Interior 70
      • Cleaning the Printhead and Platen Roller 70
      • Cleaning the Sensors 71
      • Cleaning the Snap Plate 72
      • Cleaning the Cutter Module 74
    • Lubrication 74
    • Fuse Replacement 74
    • Adjustments 76
      • Toggle Positioning 76
      • Printhead Pressure Adjustment 77
      • Media Sensor Position Adjustment 77
  • Troubleshooting
    • LED Error Conditions and Warnings 79
    • Print Quality Problems 82
    • Wrinkled Ribbon 83
    • Communications 83
    • RFID Symptoms 85
    • Printer Diagnostics 87
      • Power-On Self Test 87
      • Additional Printer Self Tests 87
  • Specifications
    • Media Handling 93
    • Options 93
    • Zebra Programming Language ( ZPL II®) 94
    • Bar Codes 94
    • General Specifications 95
    • Printing Specifications 96
    • Ribbon Specification 96
    • Media Specifications 97
    • Power Line Cord Specifications 98
  • Appendix
    • Printer Interface Technical Information 99
      • RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 Serial Data Port 99
      • Parallel Data Port 103
    • ZPL II Commands for RFID 104
      • ^ WT Œ Write Tag 104
      • ^RT Œ Read Tag 105
      • ^RS Œ RFID Setup 107
      • ^RI - RFID Get Tag Unique ID 107
    • Sample ZPL II Label Formats 109
      • Format 1: Simple Text and a Barcode 110
      • Format 2: Saving a Label Format As a Graphic Image 110
      • Format 3: Using a Serialized Data Field 111
      • Format 4: RFID Sample 111
  • Index
• New Index
  • A
    • Ad just ments
      • Me dia sen sor po si tion 77
      • Printhead pres sure 77
      • Tog gle po si tion ing 76
  • B
    • Bar codes 94
    • Black mark me dia sen sor 16
  • C
    • Ca bling re quire ments 26
    • Cal i bra tion
      • Me dia and rib bon 21
    • CANCEL key self test 88
    • Cleaning
      • Cut ter 74
      • Ex te rior 70
      • In te rior 70
      • Platen roller 70
      • Printhead 70
      • Sen sors 71
      • Snap plate 72
    • Cleaning sched ule 69
    • Com mu ni ca tions di ag nos tics test 91
    • Con fig u ra tion 19
      • Changing pass word-pro tected pa ram e ters 48
      • Con fig u ra tion and cal i bra tion se quence 50
      • En tering the setup mode 47
      • Leaving the setup mode 49
    • Con fig uring the printer
      • Ba sic 19
      • Com plete 50
    • Con tin u ous me dia 11
  • D
    • Dam age, re port ing 3
    • Data spec i fi ca tions 25
  • F
    • FEED key and PAUSE key self test 91
    • FEED key self test 90
    • Front panel dis play 28
    • Front panel keys 29
    • Front panel lights 30
    • Fuse re place ment 74
  • G
    • Gen eral spec i fi ca tions 95
  • I
    • In spec tion 3
    • In ter faces 25
    • IP net work 1, 47
  • L
    • La bel back ing, re mov ing 42
    • LED er ror con di tions and warn ings 79
    • Loading the me dia
      • Fan fold 40
      • Roll 31
    • Loading the rib bon 43
    • Lower me dia sen sor ad just ment 16
    • Lu bri ca tion 74
  • M
    • Me dia han dling 93
    • Me dia load ing
      • Cut ter 36
      • Peel-off 32
      • Re wind (with cut ter) 38
      • Re wind (with out cut ter) 34
      • Tear-off 31
    • Me dia load ing, fan fold 40
    • Me dia load ing, roll 31
    • Me dia re quire ments 4
    • Me dia sen sors
      • Black mark 16
      • Transmissive 14
    • Me dia sen sors, po si tion ing 14
    • Me dia spec i fi ca tions 97
    • Me dia types
      • Con tin u ous 11
      • Non-con tin u ous black mark 11
      • Non-con tin u ous web 10
  • N
    • Net work, IP 1, 47
    • Non-con tin u ous black mark me dia 11
    • Non-con tin u ous web me dia 10
  • O
    • Op er a tor con trols
      • Front panel dis play 28
      • Front panel keys 29
      • Front panel lights 30
      • POWER switch 27
    • Op tions 93
    • Over view, printer 5
  • P
    • Par al lel port tech ni cal in for ma tion 103
    • Pass words 48
    • PAUSE key self test 89
    • Power cord 4
    • Power line cord spec i fi ca tions 98
    • POWER switch 27
    • Power-on self test (POST) 87
    • Print mode, choos ing 12
    • Print qual ity prob lems 82
    • Printer con fig u ra tion
      • Ba sic 19
      • Com plete 50
    • Printer di ag nos tics 87
    • Printer driver con fig u ra tion 20
    • Printer over view 5
    • Print ing spec i fi ca tions 96
  • R
    • Re moving the rib bon 45
    • Re porting dam age 3
    • Re quire ments
      • Me dia and rib bon 4
    • Rib bon load ing 43
    • Rib bon re moval 45
    • Rib bon re quire ments 4
    • Rib bon spec i fi ca tions 96
  • S
    • Self tests
      • CANCEL key 88
      • Com mu ni ca tions di ag nos tics 91
      • FEED key 90
      • FEED key and PAUSE key 91
      • PAUSE key 89
      • Power-on 87
    • Se rial port tech ni cal in for ma tion 99
    • Soft ware con fig u ra tion 20
    • Spec i fi ca tions
      • Bar codes 94
      • Gen eral 95
      • Me dia 97
      • Me dia han dling 93
      • Op tions 93
      • Power line cord 98
      • Print ing 96
      • Rib bon 96
      • ZPL II 94
    • Stor age 3
    • Sys tem con sid er ations 25
  • T
    • Test la bel, print ing 23
    • Transmissive me dia sen sor 14
    • Trou ble shooting 79
    • Types of me dia 10
  • • Un packing and in spec tion 3
    • Up per me dia sen sor ad just ment 15
  • W
    • Wrin kled rib bon 83
  • Z
    • ZebraNet Net working: PrintServer II In stal la tion and User's Guide 47
    • ZebraNet PrintServer II 1, 25, 47
    • ZPL II 94
    • ZPL II Pro gramming Ref er ence Vol umes I and II 1